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Ducks
Anas platyrhynchos male female.jpg
The brown bird on the left is the female; the brightly colored one on the right is the male, called a drake. This is the most common duck in the world, the mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
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Where she goes, they go: the result of imprinting
Australian freckled duck, male.

Ducks are birds in the family Anatidae. Ducks are closely related to swans and geese, which are in the same family.

Ducks are not a monophyletic group. They are a 'form taxon'. Swans and geese are in the same family but are not called ducks. The main difference is that ducks have shorter necks, and are smaller.

Other swimming and diving birds, like grebes and loons, are not ducks. A baby duck is called a duckling, and a male duck is called a drake. Most ducks are aquatic birds. They can be found in both saltwater and fresh water.

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